{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"packaging category","description":"Unlike a purely functional description, packaging category classifies packaging according to its position in the supply chain. Primary packaging is in direct contact with the product—bottle, blister pack, or cup. Secondary packaging groups multiple primary units for retail, such as a carton or multipack. Tertiary, or transport, packaging secures larger quantities on pallets or in containers for shipment. This three-tier classification carries concrete regulatory weight: recycling targets, licens","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/packaging-category","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T18:34:14.552506","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packaging","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/packaging-category","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"packaging category · Unlike a purely functional description, packaging category classifies packaging according to its position in the supply chain. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packaging"}